Abstract
Boundary element modelling was conducted to investigate rail cracks subject to combined thermal and contact loading such as occurs in ‘stud’ or ‘squat type’ defects in which white etching layer lies above shallow cracks formed without evidence of plastic flow. An embedded crack at 0.5mm below the rail surface was modelled, revealing a thermal mechanism of crack opening. Stress intensity values for a range of contact temperatures were calculated.
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